JAMAICA BEACH WEATHER OBSERVATORY
   MONTHLY CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA SUMMARY
                DEC 1996

 DATE      MAX     MIN     PCPN     SNOW
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 DEC 01     58      44        0        0
 DEC 02     66      50        0        0
 DEC 03     65      57        0        0
 DEC 04     66      58      .02        0
 DEC 05     69      61      .03        0
 DEC 06     73      63        0        0
 DEC 07     73      59        0        0
 DEC 08     64      55        0        0
 DEC 09     70      55        0        0
 DEC 10     73      66        0        0
 DEC 11     72      67        T        0
 DEC 12     76      66        0        0
 DEC 13     69      62        0        0
 DEC 14     73      66        0        0
 DEC 15     69      43     1.49        0
 DEC 16     46      40      .13        0
 DEC 17     57      36      .02        T
 DEC 18     41      32        T        T
 DEC 19     44      30        0        0
 DEC 20     55      38        T        0
 DEC 21     67      54        0        0
 DEC 22     69      62      .03        0
 DEC 23     72      62        0        0
 DEC 24     64      44      .11        0
 DEC 25     58      42        0        0
 DEC 26     67      58      .49        0
 DEC 27     67      58        0        0
 DEC 28     71      63        T        0
 DEC 29     67      62      .07        0
 DEC 30     68      61      .01        0
 DEC 31     66      61      .96        0
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 SUM      2015    1675     3.36        T
 AVG      65.0    54.0

          SUMMARY OF THE MONTH 

 TEMPERATURE DATA (DEGREES F):
 HIGHEST...............	76º	DATE: 12
 LOWEST................	30º	DATE: 19
 AVERAGE MAXIMUM.......	65.0º
 AVERAGE MINIMUM.......	54.0º
 AVERAGE MONTHLY.......	59.5º

 DEGREE DAY DATA (BASE 65ºF):
 HEATING DEGREE DAYS... 193
 SEASONAL (BEG JUL 1).. MISG
 COOLING DEGREE DAYS... 31
 SEASONAL (BEG JAN 1).. MISG

 PRECIPITATION DATA (INCHES):
 MONTHLY TOTAL......... 3.36
 MAX DAILY TOTAL....... 1.49	DATE: 15
 
 SNOW, ICE PELLETS AND HAIL (INCHES):
 MONTHLY TOTAL......... T
 MAX DAILY TOTAL....... T	DATE: 18+
 MAX GROUND DEPTH...... 0	DATE: 

 SYMBOLS USED:
 +   ALSO OCCURRED ON EARLIER DATE(S)
 T   TRACE: AN AMOUNT TOO SMALL TO MEASURE